Which of the Following Was a Reason That Behaviorism Lost

question 104

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a reason that behaviorism lost its appeal?

• A)Its methods were not precise enough.
• B)It focused too much on internal representations.
• C)It could not explain higher-level cognitive processes.
• D)Its ideas could not be specified mathematically.

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Definitions:

Pharmacotherapy

The treatment of diseases and their symptoms using medications.

Variance

A statistical measure of the dispersion of data points in a data set, helping to understand the degree of spread around the mean.

Treatment Manuals

Standardized guides used by clinicians to administer therapy consistently across different individuals with a particular psychological disorder.

Experimental Treatment

A procedure or intervention administered to participants in a study to examine its effects on an outcome of interest, contrasting with a control condition.